Hospital Journal: Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving approached I started to run through scenarios in my mind. I couldn't imagine not having all of my children together on the holiday so of course we would all be at the hospital. But it didn't seem right to take my girls away from the cousins coming into town, so of course I would let them spend the day at Grandma's house. My parents and my brother and his wife solved the dilemma though by selflessly offering to join us all at the hospital for Thanksgiving dinner.

We were able to reserve a conference room for the day and the cafeteria provided a surprisingly decent meal. Here are Spencer, Paige, and Claire playing while they wait for the food.
The table was unlike any we'd ever eaten at. Matt and Spencer and I spent the days leading up to Thanksgiving weaving construction paper place mats provided by Child Life; Paige brought her wooden turkey with lollipops for the tail, to use as a center piece; I snuck three flat sheets from the linen cart for tablecloths; and the styrofoam to-go boxes completed the look. But a happier, more thankful family would be hard to find!